Secrets of Success

Please note these are member-submitted secrets and are not reviewed by SparkPeople's health experts for accuracy. If you feel a secret is inappropriate, please click the "Report Inappropriate Secret" on the secret's page and our staff will review it.

As your hand is reaching into the fridge or the cabinet for a snack picture yourself entering the item into the nutrition tracker. Picture your calorie total for the day. Taking the time to think may mean the difference between eating that item and not. Sometimes the craving is stronger, but still it means your are making a mindful choice.

Is baked on grime part of the lunch leftovers? Place a dryer sheet in pots and pans, fill with water, leave to soak overnight and simply sponge off the next morning.The antistatic agent on the sheet works to weaken the bond between stuck-on food and pan surfaces.

I like the "NEW" feature [at least it is new to us "old-timers"~ SParkers who have been on at least a year] of getting to spin the wheel twice. I noticed that if I want to spin quickly, I can tap my point total DIRECTLY instead of going all the way down the list to "another spin" and it will allow me to take my second spin right then. May not be much of a secret, but saving every minute on SP so I can do something else like chatting with my friends about the latest Cricut -licious swap...

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